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Calgary vs Santa Fe

Dwb Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continentalBSk Cold semi-arid

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Bottom line

Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Calgary is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year, and Santa Fe the sunnier.

Warmer Santa Fe 12°F on the year
Wetter Calgary 6 in more a year
Sunnier Santa Fe 23 pp less cloud
Colder winters Calgary 12°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Calgary and Santa Fe, in everyday terms.

Summers

Santa Fe has far hotter summers

Calgary: Mild
Santa Fe: Hot

Winters

Santa Fe has much milder winters

Calgary: Very cold
Santa Fe: Very cold

Rain & snow

Calgary is wetter

Calgary: Fairly dry
Santa Fe: Fairly dry

Sky

Santa Fe is far sunnier

Calgary: Often cloudy
Santa Fe: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.

0°20°40°60°80°100° JanAprJulOct CalgarySanta Fe

Precipitation

Calgary is the wetter — about 6 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 02.55 JanAprJulOct CalgarySanta Fe

Clear skies

Santa Fe has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct CalgarySanta Fe

Exact monthly numbers

Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.

Avg high (°F) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary293339516167747365533931
Santa Fe445059667687898680685444
Difference+15+17+20+15+15+20+15+13+15+15+15+13
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary293339516167
Santa Fe445059667687
Difference+15+17+20+15+15+20
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary747365533931
Santa Fe898680685444
Difference+15+13+15+15+15+13
Avg low (°F) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary81118283745504840291810
Santa Fe202328344352585649382720
Difference+12+11+10+6+6+7+8+9+9+8+9+10
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary81118283745
Santa Fe202328344352
Difference+12+11+10+6+6+7
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary504840291810
Santa Fe585649382720
Difference+8+9+9+8+9+10
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary0.40.40.71.32.34.22.52.31.40.70.60.4
Santa Fe0.50.40.70.50.60.61.821.31.20.70.5
Difference—-0.1—-0.7-1.7-3.7-0.7-0.3-0.1+0.6+0.1+0.1
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary0.40.40.71.32.34.2
Santa Fe0.50.40.70.50.60.6
Difference—-0.1—-0.7-1.7-3.7
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary2.52.31.40.70.60.4
Santa Fe1.821.31.20.70.5
Difference-0.7-0.3-0.1+0.6+0.1+0.1
Snowfall (in)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary6.86.39.59.54.30.10014.27.26.2
Santa Fe————————————
Difference————————————
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary6.86.39.59.54.30.1
Santa Fe——————
Difference——————
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary0014.27.26.2
Santa Fe——————
Difference——————
Cloud cover (%) Calgary runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary686768717170585861676865
Santa Fe454845454237535137343645
Difference-23-19-23-26-29-33-5-7-24-33-31-20
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary686768717170
Santa Fe454845454237
Difference-23-19-23-26-29-33
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary585861676865
Santa Fe535137343645
Difference-5-7-24-33-31-20
Relative humidity (%) Calgary runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary857970636164626164707782
Santa Fe625647403532455048485361
Difference-23-23-23-23-26-32-17-11-16-22-24-20
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Calgary857970636164
Santa Fe625647403532
Difference-23-23-23-23-26-32
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Calgary626164707782
Santa Fe455048485361
Difference-17-11-16-22-24-20

How both climates are changing

Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Calgary trends → · Santa Fe trends →

Methodology & sources

Calgary

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Calgary Int'l A, a weather station, about 8 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

Santa Fe

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →

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